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Lima, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LIMA, OHIO
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LIMA, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE TWO - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
TITLE FOUR - PUBLIC WAYS AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
TITLE SIX - OPERATION AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 432: OPERATION GENERALLY
§ 432.01 DRIVING UPON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 432.02 PASSING TO RIGHT WHEN PROCEEDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
§ 432.03 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO LEFT; DRIVER’S DUTIES.
§ 432.04 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO RIGHT OF VEHICLE.
§ 432.05 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO LEFT OF CENTERLINE.
§ 432.06 DRIVING UPON LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY.
§ 432.07 HAZARDOUS OR NO PASSING ZONES.
§ 432.08 DRIVING WITHIN LANES OR CONTINUOUS LINES OF TRAFFIC.
§ 432.09 FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY.
§ 432.10 TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS.
§ 432.11 “U” TURNS RESTRICTED.
§ 432.12 STARTING AND BACKING VEHICLES.
§ 432.13 SIGNALS BEFORE CHANGING COURSE, TURNING OR STOPPING.
§ 432.14 HAND AND ARM SIGNALS.
§ 432.15 RIGHT-OF-WAY AT INTERSECTIONS.
§ 432.16 INTERSECTIONS AT WHICH TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS FAIL OR MALFUNCTION.
§ 432.17 RIGHT-OF-WAY WHEN TURNING LEFT.
§ 432.18 OPERATION OF VEHICLE AT STOP AND YIELD SIGNS.
§ 432.19 EMERGENCY OR PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES AT STOP SIGNALS OR SIGNS.
§ 432.20 RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR CORONER’S VEHICLE.
§ 432.21 DRIVING WHILE APPROACHING STATIONARY PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES WITH FLASHING LIGHTS.
§ 432.22 RIGHT-OF-WAY AT PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, ALLEY OR BUILDING.
§ 432.23 STOP SIGNS ON PRIVATE ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS.
§ 432.24 RIGHT-OF-WAY OF FUNERAL PROCESSION.
§ 432.25 DRIVING UPON SIDEWALKS, TREE LAWNS OR CURBS.
§ 432.26 DRIVER’S VIEW AND CONTROL TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED BY LOAD OR PERSONS.
§ 432.27 DRIVING UPON STREET POSTED AS CLOSED FOR REPAIR.
§ 432.28 FOLLOWING AND PARKING NEAR EMERGENCY OR SAFETY VEHICLES.
§ 432.29 DRIVING OVER FIRE HOSE.
§ 432.30 DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE.
§ 432.31 ONE-WAY STREETS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS.
§ 432.32 DRIVING UPON DIVIDED ROADWAYS.
§ 432.33 STOPPING FOR SCHOOL BUS; ACTUATING VISUAL SIGNALS; DISCHARGING CHILDREN.
§ 432.34 DRIVING ACROSS GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.35 STOPPING AT GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.36 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT AT GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.37 OBSTRUCTING INTERSECTIONS, CROSSWALKS OR GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.38 “PEELING”; CRACKING EXHAUST NOISES.
§ 432.39 SHORTCUTTING ACROSS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
§ 432.40 ENTERING AND EXITING CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY.
§ 432.41 WEAVING; FULL TIME AND ATTENTION.
§ 432.42 OPERATION ON PATHS SET ASIDE FOR BICYCLES.
§ 432.43 LITTERING FROM MOTOR VEHICLES.
§ 432.44 USE OF EARPHONES WHILE DRIVING.
§ 432.45 TEXTING WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED.
§ 432.46 USE OF ELECTRONIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY MINORS OR PROBATIONARY DRIVERS WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED.
§ 432.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 434: O.V.I.; RECKLESS OPERATION; SPEED
CHAPTER 436: LICENSING; ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER 438: SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 440: COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLES
CHAPTER 442: DRIVERS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
CHAPTER 444: BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES GENERALLY
CHAPTER 446: SNOWMOBILES, OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES AND ALL-PURPOSE VEHICLES
TITLE EIGHT - PARKING
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
PART TWENTY - NUISANCE ABATEMENT
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§ 432.36 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT AT GRADE CROSSINGS.
   (a)   No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of six or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with divisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.
      (1)   Before making any such crossing, the person operating or moving any such vehicle or equipment shall first stop the same, and while stopped, the person shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
      (2)   No such crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gates or a flagperson, or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.
   (b)   If the normal sustained speed of the vehicle, equipment or structure is not more than three miles per hour, the person owning, operating or moving the same shall also give notice of the intended crossing to a station agent or superintendent of the railroad, and a reasonable time shall be given to the railroad to provide proper protection for the crossing. Where the vehicles or equipment are being used in constructing or repairing a section of highway lying on both sides of a railroad grade crossing, and in this construction or repair it is necessary to repeatedly move the vehicles or equipment over the crossing, one daily notice specifying when the work will start and stating the hours during which it will be prosecuted is sufficient.
   (c)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
   (d)   If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under § 408.02(b).
(R.C. § 4511.64)
§ 432.37 OBSTRUCTING INTERSECTIONS, CROSSWALKS OR GRADE CROSSINGS.
   (a)   No driver shall enter an intersection or marked crosswalk, or drive onto any railroad grade crossing, unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk or grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle the driver is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles, pedestrians or railroad trains, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
   (c)   If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under § 408.02(b).
(R.C. § 4511.712)
§ 432.38 “PEELING”; CRACKING EXHAUST NOISES.
   (a)   No person shall:
      (1)   Operate any motor vehicle, except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, in such a manner that the vehicle or its motor emits a loud, cracking, chattering or other unreasonably loud noise or that the tires of such vehicle squeal or leave tire marks on the roadway, or throw gravel and debris, commonly called "peeling;"
      (2)   Operate any motor vehicle so as to race or accelerate the motor, while the vehicle is not in gear or in motion, in such a manner as to produce unnecessary or unreasonably loud noise; or
      (3)   Operate any motor vehicle so as to race or excessively accelerate the motor, while such vehicle is in motion, in such a manner as to produce unnecessary or unreasonably loud noise.
   (b)   Creation of noise by the squealing of tires or by a cracking or chattering from an exhaust system or the creation of tire marks on a roadway accompanying such squealing of tires shall be considered prima-facie evidence of an intent on the part of the operator to violate this section.
(Ord. 114-72. Passed 6-5-72.)
§ 432.39 SHORTCUTTING ACROSS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
   No operator of a motor vehicle shall enter upon private property for the sole purpose of driving across that property, between abutting streets or other public ways thereof. The failure to stop on the property in connection with or in furtherance of the enterprise or activities being conducted on the property shall constitute prima facie evidence of the violation.
§ 432.40 ENTERING AND EXITING CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY.
   No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.
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